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Want a Month of Free Groceries? Stop Wasting Food | Kitchen Economics Link Up

Family Balance Sheet

Eating leftovers is one of my tenets of saving money in the kitchen but I am even guilty of wasting food at times. The article doesn't state were it got that statistic and I tried to find it elsewhere, but if you really think about it, it probably doesn't take long for $600 to add up nowadays when you really take a look at the food we dump.

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How to Save Money by Downsizing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This got me thinking some more about how to save money by downsizing. More and more people are opting for smaller, more economical cars to reduce running costs as well greenhouse gas emissions. My fuel costs have almost halved with my nifty little new car, I have saved hundreds of dollars on insurance and it is a breeze to park!

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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

’ While there is some macro economic sense in consumer spending causing an impact on the country’s growth, it doesn’t necessarily play well at the individual consumer finance level. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does a survey multiple times a year, called the Consumer Expenditure Survey. billion in March.

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What Is National Financial Literacy Month?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

6 percent of households in the United States are unbanked or underbanked and, so have missed opportunities for savings, lending, and basic financial services ( according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation). According to the resolution: Twenty-five.6

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Maybe I Should Save Money and Blog Less?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Being an economics-educated accounting nerd, I couldn’t make a decision without a cost-benefit analysis. This type of time valuing is a valid consideration and economic concept known as opportunity cost of time. The laws of economics tell me that returns diminish the more I work. is too optimistic. While I generally earn $18.43

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Movie Minute: Anxious Nation

Motherhood Moments

Anxiety does not discriminate, it affects people from every different culture and socio-economic background, and the film portrays this through its diverse stories. Another troubling statistic is that 100% of teens have expressed an increase in mental health challenges. Presenting this film is deeply personal, and from my heart." “We

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The Best And Worst States To Retire In 2023, Ranked

Savings Corner

To find some objective answers to the where-to-retire question, Bankrate crunched a bevy of statistics on costs of living, public health and other metrics to create a comprehensive ranking of the best and worst states to retire in the U.S. I had friends tell me that I had become the master of saving. 3 spot for affordability.

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